Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-01-06

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Whole number of votes cast, lZo
Necessary for a choice. 65
Hon. Nicholas Fessenden had l2l
B. F. Staples,
The report was read and accepted, ana
Hon. Nicholas Fessenden, having received a
majority of the votes cast, was declared duly
ele cted Clerk of the House for the Sixty third
legislature of Maine.
On motion of Mr.. Clark of Bangor, Messrs.
Clark, Dickey of Fort Kent, Lombard OF
Windham, Hall of Warren, and Beal of Fair
field, were appointed a committee to receive.
sort and count votes for Assistant Clerk of
the House.
Mr.. CLARK subsequently, reported;
Whole number of votes, IFS
Necessary for choice, %
William S. Cotton. Jr had l2l
John c. Levepseller,
The report was read and accepted. and
Willism S. Cotton, Jr.. having received a
majority of all the votes cast, was declared
duly elected Assistant Clerk for the Sixty
Third legislature.
message was received from the Senate,
by Senator Sargent of Sargentville, inform
ing the House of the organic alton of the SEN
ate BY the election of Hon Sebastian s. Mar
BILE, as President, and C. w. TIlden, Esq as
v,
tant Secretary.
On motion of Mr.. Walton of Skowhegan,
that gentleman conveyed a message to the
Governor, informing him of the organic alton
of the House by the election of Hon. Chas.
E. Llttleield as Speaker, and Hon. Nicholas
Fessenden as Clerk; and subsequently re.
ported that he had attended TO the duty as
signed him.
On motion of Mr.. Fogg of Portland. that
gentleman was appointed committee to
convey the same information to the Senate.
and he subsequently reported tina; he had
performed the said duty.
On motion of Mr.. Harding of & ,rham, that
gentleman conducted the Clerk and Assistant
Clerk to the G jvernor to take and subscribe
the necessary oaths to qualify them to enter
upon the discharge of their official duties, and
subsequently reported that he had discharged
the duty assigned him, and that the Clerk and
Assistant Clerk had taken and subscribed the
oaths required bv the constitution to quality
them to enter upon the discharge of their Off
cial duties.
Thereupon Hon. Nicholas Fessenden and
William S. Cotton, Jr., Clerk and Assistant
Clerk, appeared and entered upon tie dis
charge of their duties.
On motion of Mr.. NJ ,nley Of Augusta,
Ordered, That William j. Smith be Mes
senger, George Fl. Fisher be LIST Assistant
Messenger, Frederick A. Stevens be 2nd AS
sistant Messenger; and J. F. Frederick and
James E Wade be Fol ers; and that the
Speaker appoint the Pages of the House.
On motion of Mr.. Doten of Cooper,
Ordered, That the Clerk of the House cause
TO be prepared for the use Of the members, a
catalogue containing their names alphabet
cally arranged, with the residences, post office
address, boarding place, occupation, politics,
number of seat, and diagram of the House.
and that the usual number Of copies be print
ed and distributed.
On motion of Mr. Powers of Houlton,
Ordered, That Rev. ID. B. Randall OF
Portland act as Chaplain of the House until
otherwise ordered
On motion of Mr.. Wakefield Of Bath.
Ordered, That joint select committee OF
sevea on the part of House, with such as the
Senate may join, be appointed to contract
win some suitable person or persons to do
the State printing and binding for the poli,
ca years of 1887 and 1888, subject to the
approval Of the legislature
The Speaker appointed the following gem
tlemen to compose the committee on the part
Of the House Messrs. Wakefield, Walton
of Skowhepan, Sanborn of Standish, Allen
of Fort Kent, Wiley of Fryeburg.
Papers from the Senate:
Ordered, That the returns for Governor,
given in the several cities, towns and planta-
tons in this State for the political wears 1887
and 1888, be referred to Joint Select Com
mittee of seven on the part of the Senate,
with such as the House may join.
This order came from the Senate read and
passed. with Messrs. Lbbev of Penobscot.
Duunell OF Cumberland, Flint of Somerset.
Gilbert of Oxford, Gushee of Knox, Nickels
Of Waldo, and Norcross of Franklin. ap-
pointed as its committee.
On motion of Mr.. Alexander of Linneus,
Ordered. That the House concur, and that
"a committee, consisting of one member
from each county, be appointed on the part
of the House.
The Speaker appointed the following as
the members Of the committee on the part of
the Hous-: Messrs. Alexander, Harper of
Lewiston, Hawkes. of Portland, Hunter of
Strong. Sisby of Aurora. Head of Water.
Vile O'Brien of Thomaston, York of No.
bleboro, Bowker of Woodstock. Roberts of
Dexter, Dawson of Greenvile. Purinton of
Bowdoin, Jones of Athens, Wilson of Bel
fast, Foster of Lpbec, Clark of Saco.
On motion of Mr.. Baker of Bangor
Ofuereu, nat the rules ana ORDERS OF the
last House of Representatives be adopted for
the government of this House until otherwise
ordered
Papers from the Senate
Ordered, The House coucurring, that the
joint rules and orders of 1885 and 1886 be
adopted as tie joint rules and ordsrs of this
legislature, until otherwise ordered.
This order came from the Senate read and
passed, and was read and passed in concur
renee.
A communication was received from the
Secretary of State. transmitting returns of
votes for Representatives. cast at the Septem.
Der election, 1886. The communication
being read, was, with the returns, tabled.
pending the appointment of the Committee
on Elections.
On motion of Mr.. Fogg of Portland,
Ordered, That the Clerk of the House be
directed to furnish each member and officer
of the House with one copy of the Daily
Kennebec Journal, and one other daily paper
published in the State, such as each officer
or member may select
On motion of Mr.. Walton of Skowhegsn,
Ordered. That three copies of the session
laws of 1885 and one copy of the revised
statutes of 1888, be furnished the chairman
of each committee OF the legislature. for use
IN the committe rooms during the present
session
Mr.. Walton-Mr Speaker. within a few
days death has taken away one of the great
men of America; the man who stood next,